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Enbridge Gets Busted Again

Enbridge Gets Busted Again

If you've been paying attention, you might know that up in Canada Enbridge has been all in a flurry to get their Line 9 pipeline reversal online and running. They've gone about it in their typically ham-fisted way, despite the legitimate concerns of lots of Canadians,...

Breaking: Lapeer Prosecutors Roll Over for Rover

Breaking: Lapeer Prosecutors Roll Over for Rover

Over the past few years, we've grown accustomed to Michigan public officials' willingness to allow pipeline companies to have their way with Michigan citizens. We can't for the life of us understand why so many of our politicians and regulators seem so much more...

Is ET Rover Breaking the Law?

Is ET Rover Breaking the Law?

There's been a lot of news about ET Rover this week, owing to an unfortunate incident in which their survey crews entered or tried to enter the properties of some landowners without permission, in one case sparking a potentially dangerous confrontation. It's...

Important Information for ET Rover Landowners

Important Information for ET Rover Landowners

Today in the comments section of one of our posts, a reader reports that ET Rover is or will soon begin making cash offers to landowners to acquire easements from them. We cannot verify this. But it's not at all hard to believe. Pipeline companies acquire easement...

Enbridge’s Latest Dirty Trick

Enbridge’s Latest Dirty Trick

Enbridge is up to some dirty tricks. Before we explain, we need to share something positive. A few months back, we had some fairly serious problems on our property related to pipeline construction that needed to be addressed. After more phone calls and emails than...

Enbridge Wants to be Done; They’re Not

Enbridge Wants to be Done; They’re Not

The news from Enbridge in Michigan this week is that they've finished installing the new Line 6B, wrapping up construction work in the eastern part of the state and beginning restoration. As those of us on Phase One learned, to Enbridge, that pretty much means they...

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Pipeline Safety Trust

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Univeristy of Alberta’s research group on the social and politcal implications of oil and energy use.

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